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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Whom Having Not Seen We Love.
BY MARGARET z. sANGsTRR.

It is easy to love when eye meets eye,
And the glance reveals the heart,
When the flush on the cheek, may the SOU
And the lips in gladness part.
There's thrill OF bliss in lovely kiss,
There's O spell In a gentle tone,
And the spirit hath chains Of tenderness,
To fetter and bind Its own.
But holIer spell and deeper Joy
From purer mountain flow,
When the soul sends higher Its Incense nre
And rests no more below.
When the heart goes up to the gate OF heaven
And bows before the throne.
And striking its harp for sins forgiven
Calls the Savior all Its own.
Though we gaze not now on the lovely brow
That felt for US the thorn,
Though afar from home we pilgrims roam,
And our feet with toll are worn;
Though we never have passed that pierced
hand.
1t is stretched our lives above,
And we own his care In grateful prayer,
Whom having not seen we love.
We have known him near, for many year
AS often az we bent the knee;
That mercy-breath, that glorious faith'
Dear Savior, came from thee.
In the dreary hour, when Saran's power
To tempt has tried our soul;
Oh, the healing balm of the heavenly calm
And the grace that made us whole!
When we stood beside the dying bed
And watched the loved one go.
In the darkening hour we felt his power,
AS 1t hushed the waves OF woe.
And ever and through the grief we knew
A stronger heart than ours,
And arms OF love that reached from above
TO comfort the weary hours.
And still, as we climb the hills OF time,
And the lamps of earth grow dim,
We are Fastening on from faith to sight,
We are pressing near to him.
And away from idols of earthly mold,
Enraptured, we gaze above,
And long to be where his aims enfold,
Whom having not seen we love.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Rain and Sunshine.


1t so happened that enroute to Lees
Vile I fell in with the "Salvation
Army" last Saturday, and had a
"good long talk" with the Colonel in
command of these "Crusaders," as
the band called themselves. In an
other column you will see something
of the interview. On parting he gave
me copy of their paper, The War
Cry, and I gave him a copy of the
CHRISTIAN NEIGHBoR.
Sabbath morning I walked much re-
freshed by needed sleep. Looking out
the clouds seemed to move like they
would fill my appointment that day.
Thought of one of our old preachers
long ago gone to bis reward-who,
when it rained so as to keep him from
meeting an appointment, would say {:
The Lord filled his appointmcntment
on such occasions.
I was halting between preparing
and not preparing to preach unlil ten
o'clock, when the rain came down in
earnest. mo morning SERVICE" "no
Sermon" thought I. Fifteen minutes
to eleven, the rain stopped and it
looked like clearing off. I went to
church-preached to five times as
many as I expected.
Inever like to preach when not ex-
actly prepared; it is too much like bak-
ing bread when the dough has not
been properly worked. Nor do like
to prepare to preach and then not do
so; it is too much like making up
dough and letting it sour for the lack
of baking. One of my little friends,
Carrie Mitchell, came up to me after
preaching and asked me very cordial
ly to go and take dinner at her house
so I did-at her PAS, Bro. Joe. Mitch
ell's-glad went.
called to see Mr.. John Shealy-he
was glad to see me or glad of his late
ly arrived girl baby-didn't know
tphich or whether both. Changing the
subject little, but not disparaging
the friendship of any soul in Leesville
1 believe they are all friends to mel
John Shealy has setter dog which |
think is always as glad to see me as a
dog can he. He smiles or LAUGHS
after his fashion-every time we meet.
This is no joke. He is human dog
just as there are some dog humans.
At night the church was well filled
to hear talk somewhat supplement
tary to the one of the morning. The
Leesville people I think are getting
more prompt to the hour for worship
and are not rs much afraid of clouds
and water as they used to be. We
had good singing, led by Miss Bodie at
the organ.
| A visit to Mr.. Pink Bodies before
preaching at night and then return
to my stopping place after worship.
And so ended day of much more la
Dor and many more events than the
morning promised to call or bring
forth. S. H. B.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

The great fault of American bacon
and hams is that they are not properly
nor sufficiently cured. Too little care
is taken and too little time is given to
the process. Every epicure knows the
reputation of a Westphalia and of
Yorkshire ham. And the taste is
equal to the reputation. This is due
fully as much to proper feeding of the
hog as it is to the proper curing of the
meat. Corn-fed pork can never make
the finest of hams-peas or barley
make q firmer and better meat than
corn, which makes very wasteful
one. There is a fortune in store for
some curer of meats who will take
pains to procure properly and we'll fat
tened meats, and cure them in a thor
ough and wholesome manner, and
maintain constantly a high grade OF
manufacture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
SCHOOLS.
For Parents to Ponder.

lis generally without thought, sell
dom with intention to inflict pain,
that "a child's past demeanors are kept
fresh in his memory when they should
be forgotten; but that is very often
done by those who should do better,
sometimes even by parents, no careful
observer can doubt. That the harm
thereby done to the child is unrealized
makes it none the less real. In some
natures hard sullenness Is engender-
ed; in others an unhealthy tendency
to brood over their own failures, and
sense of Encouragement as to the fu-s
ture. Forgiveness which does not for
get, nor allow the offender to forget, is
of small value. 1t brings no peace.
1t will be priced lightly, and slowly
sought, by any keen witted child, "Let
bygones be bygones" is maxim won
from the wisdom of the age. What
need to probe well-healed wound?
If the discipline which follows
child's offense is wise, and his own re-
pentance is sincere, the lesson has en-
tered into his life. That is enough.
He has taken step, forward, but it
was by rough hard road. Let him
forget the path as far as he can. Do
not keep VIVID before his mind the
thought that he has been naughty, and
therefore can be again. He will soon
begin to feel that he is rather expected
to be 80, and he will be prompt to full
fill the expectation. Your child will
find out soon enough that he is one Of
a race of "poor, miserable sinners"
without your taking care to emblazon
the fact upon the walls Of his inner
consciousness. Make him feel that
rectitude is expected to be the rule of
his life; that lapses from it are not to
be tolerated, only as the exceptions
which shall prove to him the benefi-
cence of the rule. Their lesson learn
ed, they are to be cast behind his back
and yours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
First Singing Of "Home, Sweet Home.

Perhaps the most thrilling quarter
of an hour of John Howard Payne's
life was that when Jenny Lind sang
"Home, Sweet Home,"to to him. The
occasion was the Jenny Lind concert
in Washington, the night of December
II, 1850. The assembly was, perhaps
the most distinguished ever seen in a
concert room in this country. The
immense National Hall, hastily con-
structed for the occasion on the ruins
of the burnt National Theatre, was
filled to overfowing. Among the not
ables present and occupying frontseats
were President Fillmore, Daniel Web
ster, Henry Clay, General Scott and
John Howard Payne. Jenny Lind
opened with the "Casta Diva," and
followed with the "Flute Song" lin
which her voice contested rivalry for
purity and sweetness with flute in
the duet), then the famous bird
Song" and next on her programme
the "Greeting to America" All the
pieces were applauded apparently to
the full capacity of an enthusiastic au-
dience, and Webster, who was in his
most genial after-dinner mood, empha-
sized the plaudit by rising from his
seat and making Jenny a profound
bow, as if responding for the country
to her "Greeting." But when the
Swedish Nightingale" answered the
encore by turning in the direction OF
John Howard Payne, and giving
Home, Sweet Home," with all the
wonderful tenderness, purity and SIM
plicity fitting both the words and the
air of the immortal song, the differ
ence was at once seen between the me-
chanical applause called out by dis
play of fine vocalization, and that elic-
tied by the "touch of nature that makes
the whole world kim" Before the
first line of the song was completed
the audience was fairly "off its feet"
and could scarcely wait for pause to
give expression to its enthusiasm.
People ordinarily of the undemonstra-
tive sort clapped, stamped and shouted
as if they were mad, and it seemed as
if there would be no end to the uproar.
Meantime all eyes were turned upon
Payne, small-sized, elegantly mould
ed, gray-haired gentleman, who blush
ed violently at finding himself the
centre of so many glances.
[Brooklyn Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
HOUSE AND FARM
Somebody's Mother.

The woman was old and ragged and gray,
And bent with the chill Of q winters day;
The street was wet with the winters snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.
She stood ut the crossing and waited long,
Alone, uncared for amid a throng
or human beings. who passed her by,
Nor needed the glance OF her anxious eye
Down the street with laughter and shout,
Glad In the freedom Of school let out,
Came the boys like flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and deep.
Past the woman 80 old and gray
So meek, SO timid, afraid TO stay
Lest the carriage wheels or horses feet
Should crowd her down the slippery street,
At last came one Of the merry troupe,
The gayest laddie Of all the groupe.
He paused beside her and whispered low
"Tll help you across If you wish to CO."
He aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed, and without hurt or harm
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong;
Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and we'll content.
"she's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
For all she's old and poor and slow;
"And I hope some fellow will lend hand
To help my mother, you understand,
.sIf ever she's old and poor and gray,
When her own dear boy Is far away"
And "aomebodys mother bowed low her heat
In her home that night, and the prayer sh
said
Was, "God be kind to the noble boy
Who is somebody's son and pride and joy"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
GRAINS.

The world is his who can see through
its pretensions.
There are hundred kinds of relig-
ion, but only one kind Of piety.
We can never have true mastery un-
til we know how to serve willingly.
Half the failures in life arise from
pulling in ones horse as he is leaping.
The memory never loses anything.
It is only folded leaf; only closed
book.
A desire for usefulness Is the fore
runner of happiness not only here but
hereafter.
The tears of earth are the crystals of
heaven. Earthly subtraction is heav-
enly addition.
A holy act strengthens the inward
holiness. 1t is a seed of life growing
into more life.
Whosoever thinks himself wise
enough, or virtuous enough, is in fair
way never to be either.
Sin is to be overcome, not so much
by maintaining a direct opposition to
it as by cultivating opposition princi-
Piles.
A holy life has a voice. 1t speaks
when the tongue is silent, and is either
constant attraction or a continual re-
proof.
AS long as the church is living 80
much like the world, we cannot ex-
pect the children to be brought into
the fold.
To the dying Christian the body is
only the old slippers that he throws
aside just before putting on the SAN
dals of light.
Trouble develops character, and THAI
is q very unfortunate man who has no
trouble. Misfortunes and trials are
great educators.
The selfish people are those who nev-
er knew what real friendship is, and
80 cannot see how pleasantit is to do
things for others.
There cannot be more worthy i'm
provement on friendship than in fer
vent opposition to the sins of those
whom we profess to love.
We think of God as making record
of the starry host, but cannot realize
the Bible truth that he knows how
many hairs are on our head.
The word of God will stand thous-
and readings; and he who has gone
over it most frequently is the surest of
finding new wonders there.
If you would grow in grace, you
must feed your heart. Feed it with
right thoughts. The best place to find
right thoughts is in the Bible.
No man can be really influential
who can not listen as well as talk.
Experience teaches that all people
have something in them worth attend
ing to.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Writing it Down.

Uncle John would sometimes take q
tiny notebook from his pocket and be-
gin to write when the children were
naughty and called each other names.
Afterwards he would read aloud to
them what he had written. They did
not like to hearit, although they knew
it was true, every word of it; "for
somehow" as Bess declared, "it
wouldn't have been so dreadful If it
hadn't been written down."
By-and-by whenever Uncle John be-
gan to write in the little book, they
would run to him and say: "Please
don't write it down, We'll not say any
more naughty words"
The good man would smile as he put
away the little book and spoke to them
lovingly of "the Lambs book OF life"
where every thought, and word, ana
deed is written down.
As time passes we forget that we
have been so naughty; but it is all
there against US, and when the book is
opened we will find much written
there that we would gladly erase.
Dear little friends, the pages of your
life are lying clean and white before
you. What shall be written there?
Now is the time to begin a record of
which YOU will never be ashamed.
The last words uttered by John B.
Cough were: "Young man, keep your
record clean. - Youths Evangelist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Value of Clover.

The renovating power of clover, per-
tinently remarks an Eastern journal,
seems to be strangely underrated by
many farmers. In some sections OF
the middle West, where farms are
rented, it is always stipulated in the
lease that every acre of small grain
that is put in shall be seeded with clo-
YER. Charles Phillips, of Lake Mills,
Wis, made 100000 by farming on
run-out wheat farms and never SOW
ing any grain without putting a good
deal of clover seed with it. He was
wont to say, "Clover is cheap when
you think what it does"-a remark
that contains heap of sense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Asthma in Cage Birds.

Canaries are often troubled with a
wheeling in the chest, which, from its
resemblance to what is known as asth-
ma in human beings, Is given the esame
name. It is not, however, asthma,
but an affection of the lungs. The
cause is not far to seek. Canaries can
bear great extremes of heat and cold,
delicately framed though they be; but
they cannot stand sudden transitions
from one to the other. When they
are kept in q room where the tempera-
ture is very variable, perhaps close to
q draughty window during the day,
with hot, vitiated atmosphere from
burning gas in the evening, and later
on the other extreme of cold, We must
not wonder if the lungs are affected.
It is therefore important that care
should be taken to prevent such state
of things, and this is best done by
hanging the cage below the middle
bar of the window, or, what is better,
standing it on a table some distance
away, and then, when the gas is lit,
the cage can be covered over and put
on the floor in one corner of the room,
as the temperature will be much more
equal there than higher up. If such
plan be adopted, the so-called asthma
will be prevented; bpt if it is found, a
little tincture of aconite is the best
remedy, say a drop to teaspoonful OF
water divided into two doses.
[Scientjfc american.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

AGREAT CONDENSER. Lieut.. Maui
ry, an ex-United States and ex-Confed-
crate naval officer, in a work called
"The Physical Geography of the Sea, "
shows the similarity of the condensing
process going on OH the surface of our
globe, to a steam engine. The dry
winds of the tropics, passing over the
vast ocean area at the equator, take up
the water in large quantities by evapo-
ration. This region, being the hottest,
the air laden with this moisture rises
and is carried to the regions of the
poles. There it is condensed by the
cooler temperature, comes down in
rain and runs through the water sheds
back into the ocean togo through the
same process anew.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

The war "blood-pudding" was Off
cially disposed of twenty years ago,
but the "bag" with what sticks to it is
being chewed with various degrees OF
relish. There is something in one
corner of the bag like q certain kind
of tobacco, it swells in the mouth.
The more this something is chewed
the larger and sourer it gets, and there
is grit in itbesides. They call it "pen-
sions," which means war "sweetness
long drawn out" Though not bar.
gained for, it is one of the fruits of the
late war and the people have to eat it
Congress says SO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

Dean Stanley thus explained why
the term "blue' was originally applied
to Presbyterians: 1.-THE distinct dress
of the Scotch Presbyterian clergy was
a blue gown and O broad blue bonnet.
The Episcopal clergy, on the contrary,
either wore no distinctive dress in
public services, or else wore black
gown. From this arose the contrast
ing epithets of the Black Prelacy.
and the Blue Presbyterian"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

Wall pockets, for holding supply
of pocket handkerchiefs, to be reach
ed without the trouble of pulling open
o drawer, are q sensible invention
They are made of plush or leather,
and have a flap that keeps the con
tents of this pocket free from dust
Any share that may be fancied will
serve, and if the pocket is cut with q
rather high backing tiny pouch, fol
holding the watch at night, may be
added.-Set.
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CO. Nj MON S.
A Commonplace Life.

A commonplace life, we say, and we sigh;
But why should we sigh MS we say?
The commonplace sun in the commonplace
sky
Makes up the commonplace day.
The moon and the stars are commonplace
things, ~,
sings,
But sad were the world, ana DARK our lot,
If flowers failed, and the sun shone not;
And God, who sees each separate soul,
Out OF commonplace lives makes his beautl-
[Susdn COOLIDGE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

Mercy sometimes glances feebly up
on lis, like dew in the starlight; then
with bolder hand it seems to build an
arched bridge from one stormcloud OF
trouble to another; and then again it
trickles like fountain upon the thirst
of the traveller.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

Talk much in your child's presence
about the fashions and it will be fond
of dress, Notwithstanding all your lee
lures on humility. Fill your house
with gossip and your children will tat
tie. Culture them as much as you
will, but give them plenty of money
to spend and they will go to destruc-
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

John Bunyan (1e2s-less) first work
ed as a tinker. Later he became
Baptist minister and was imprisoned
twelve years for preaching. While in
prison he wrote "Pilgrim's Progress.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

The Sabbath speaks of Jesus risen,
a grave conquered, a heaven open. 1t
is tropical in its luxuriance, but all its
leaves are prayers, and all its fragrant
blossoms praise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

You need not hang your head or
look abasbed while knowing you have
good reasons for respecting your own
character. The loss of self respect is
only surpassed by the loss of the soul.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02

Wolves are not of SO much danger
save when they are in sleeps cloth
ing. A ship may outride a hundred
storms, and yet few worms in a
plank may sink it to the bottom.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-19
And the Beautiful Booming City
Of Ashland.

Clark county is one of the southern tier OF
counties. Its west line is 10S miles from
the west line of the state. Its altitude is
22O0 feet, and its area LOCO square miles IT.
population over 1000. The soil varies; being
q rich black and mulatto loan several feet
in depth. No richer soil can be found than
is in the valleys of Clark county. All crops
grow successfu lly The health of the county
is unsurpassed. The society is first class, and
strangers find warm welcome among them
Ashland, the county seat, is centrally locat-
ed is not yet 3 years old, and has popu-
and is increasing rapidly. improvements of
all kinds are under way and in contempla-
ton. Solid brick blocks will be built during
the summer. Water works will be planted
in ninety days, company having formed
for that purpose. The near approach of rail-
roads Is another assurance Of still greater
prosperity. The grading is now under way
for two railroads within the county.
Prices on lands are low, as will be seen by
the following short list, which we give as
guide to prices:
No. 50. 100 acres. miles from Ashland, a
dark loan soil, nerrly all pillow land, balance
NOW land. Price $3.50, part cash.
No. 119. $40 acres 10 miles from Ashland,
90 acres in cultivation, large sod house of
rooms, stables, cow sheds &C. 100 acres and
8 wire fence. Fine valley land with running
water. Price $500; $500 cash, balance in
5years.
No. 1913. $40 acres miles from Ashland,
very good tract of land; no improvements
except about 20 acres of breaking. Price
$500.
No. al. $50 acres miles from Ashland,
abundance of spring water and shade, 100
acres under wire fence. All fine land.
Price $1,000, 5000 cash and balance in
years.
No. 144 100 acres l mile from Ashland.
q MI ,,lo
to make home. Price $1,000.
No. AS. 160 acres IA miles from Ash
land. Fine land. Price $1,000.
No. 146. 100 acres 11-2 miles from Ashland.
IL acres under cultivation, nice smooth land,
good well of water Price $500.
No. $50. 100 acres 1-2 mile from Ashland
This piece is the most elegant and DESTROYS
residence property adjacent to the city and
can be used in acre tracts to good advant-
age. Price $50 per acre, and will bring 500
inside of 80 days.
We have many pieces Of land which we are
offering in large or small bodies at prices
ranging from 81 to S. per acre: also gave a
large list of city property, business lots on
Main street ranging in price from 5000 to
$500, residence lots from $50 to 1925 per lot,
lots being 25xl42 feet Now is the best time
to secure property in Ashland and Clark
county, as prices are bound to advance 25 to
so per cent in 80 days. Come and investigate
for yourself.
In conclusion would say that we will pay
the expenses Of any persons who are induced
to come here through our representations
and do not find the statements made by us
true. By permission we give the following
references: The Clark County Bank, the
State Bank, the Winton & Deming State
Bank, of Ashland, Kansas, and the First
National Bank, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Small maps and any information desired
will be cheerfully given by addressing